SOLUTION: the distance an object will fall on the moon is directly proportional to the square of the time it falls. if an object falls 10.6 feet in 2 seconds, how far would an object fall in

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Question 418442: the distance an object will fall on the moon is directly proportional to the square of the time it falls. if an object falls 10.6 feet in 2 seconds, how far would an object fall in 3 seconds?
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the distance an object will fall on the moon is directly proportional to the square of the time it falls.
if an object falls 10.6 feet in 2 seconds, how far would an object fall in 3 seconds?
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let x = distance it will fall in 3 sec
10.6%2Fx = 2%5E2%2F3%5E2
10.6%2Fx = 4%2F9
cross multiply
4x = 10.6 * 9
4x = 95.4
x = 95.4%2F4
x = 23.85 ft in 3 sec